why i think anyone can make a visual novel

hi its me nadia the keyboard maid. i make visual novels. on my keyboard. while dressed up as a maid. sometimes i wear my puppy ears and tail too when i lock in for the extra +200% vn skill boost

every time i host a new vn game jam or see another vn jam starting in my peer peripheral i see countless of people showing clear interest but leaving comments and tags like damn this is all so cool too bad i cant make av isual novel because ive never made a visual novel before. but its like. hey thats how it starts for everyone. thats how it started for me too. i just want all the people going damn this looks neat i wish i knew how to code so i could make a visual novel to know that well heres the thing. i dont know how to code either and look how many visual novels ive done. all you need is insanity and perversion thats just how great renpy is. you just slap "how to do x in renpy" in google and you probably have your answer. if its too complicated ask in the jam community chat and the vn nerds will rush in to help

but nadia nova i cant draw?? yes you can. maybe its bad but you can. trace some anime girls and go paw hands mode its good for the soul. and the thing is. you dont even need art for a visual novel. many of mine and many of my favorites dont have a single sprite or a cg. go play slime feet its literally just a text log and that shits making people bust and cry

but nadia nova i cant write?? if you can read you can write. all you need is imagination and decide you wanna go for it. pick your favorite story and make your own version of it. vent about your brain problems and put them on a character you want to throw down and up the staircase. do your own spin of a trope that pissed you off completely out of spite if thats what motivates you. literally just write smut about your favorite kinks. thats what im doing. theres infinite approaches.

but nadia nova. i want to write/draw GOOD if im going to make a thing!! i cant do it otherwise!! kill the perfectionism in your head. the only way to get better at those things is by doing it. its better to try and make something bad than to not do it at all. thats how i started. thats how everyone started. you can too

guhhh but nadia nova please my visual novel HAS TO HAVE amazing art and great writing and awesome cool brilliant custom ui!!!! then bring your friend who can complement your abilities or make something on your own while you get into the dev community and connect with other devs to work together!!! simply hanging out in spaces with other artists passively raises your own experience. even the lurkers grow stronger. thats just how it works.

nnghhhnghhnadiaaa but im so busy and my life is so full of shit to manage and i have depression and adhd and autism and evil brain disorder and have no time to commit!!! okay you got me there. in my humble and perfect always correct princess opinion this is literally the only valid point. but even then. examine it. how long do you spend just watching videos or playing games or doomscrolling?? you can chip some extra time and energy from a lot of places. many people who manage to make these entries are in surprisingly similar situations as you are. just scope small and go for it. your vn can literally be 5 minutes long. its longer than a vn thats 0 minutes long because it doest exist. and then you get better and more confident at it and suddenly you can do so much more.

read my original more specific guide about the mentality of how i think new devs should approach making their very own visual novels. theres links to resources and links to exactly the kinds of visual novels you can do with minimal to no assets needed. all you need is motivation and the ability to use google to find what you need. and if youre feeling extra spciy. the balls to ask someone else for help. weve all been there. i ask people help all the time. thats how we all learn

link to nadia nova vn tutorial

hop on bitch i genuinely believe anyone passionate enough about creating can make a visual novel. its about the mindset and ive seen it come true countless of times. believe in yourself. i believe in you. even if you have read all of this and come to the conclusion that you dont have it in you be curious and read the rest of my thoughts through my link on how to approach a project like this. its really fun. it really is. believe in the power of visual novels

and while youre here fuckign SLAM that jam sign up button and join our FLUXER server. if youre having problems joining because of dumb region blocking shit use a vpn

thats that. be gay do crime. keyboard maid out